Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common and important cause of
morbidity and mortality both in the United States and globally. The increasing trends of …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major and growing global health
problem. It ranked as the sixth most common cause of death worldwide in 1990, and the …

Background Asthma and COPD are characterized by substantial racial disparities in
morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that because African-American patients with these …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a new name for an old malady. The
ancients included the disease under the rubric of “catarrh.” In modern times, COPD has …

412 35 years or older was 298.4 deaths per 100,000 population [8], which translates to
about 12,000 deaths each year as a result of tobacco use. Most of these deaths are the …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Identifying both individual and community risk factors associated with higher …

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health has
engaged in two ambitious activities over the past several years to improve Americans' …

Background COPD is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Our objective was
to examine changes in the mortality rate among persons with COPD in the United States …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to cause a heavy health and
economic burden in the United States and around the world. Some of the risk factors for …

Abstract The COPD Genetic Epidemiology (COPDGene®) study provides a rich cross-
sectional dataset of patients with substantial tobacco smoke exposure, varied by race …